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Basic Skills

Starting and Operating A Small Business:  Career Development Course

Using John Maxwell's foundational classic, Developing the Leader Within You and the underground best selling book, The E-Myth Revisited , this course will present leadership skills and fundamental   business development tools that will enable the student to start and successfully operate a small business.   In addition to reading the above books, students will complete study questions and practical fieldwork to earn 1/2 unit of credit. Click here to view a sample of the study guides for Developing the Leader Within You and The E-Myth Revisited

Course Contents

  • Developing the Leader Within You Study Guide Student Questions

  • Developing the Leader Within You Study Guide Answer Key

  • The E-Myth Revisited Study Guide Student Questions

  • The E-Myth Revisited Study Guide Answer Key

  • Two Small Business Observation Interview Forms

  • Two Entrepreneur Interview Forms

Course Objectives

  • Know and begin to apply the principles required of successful leaders

  • Become familiar with myths surrounding starting a business and why most businesses fail

  • Understand proven business principles necessary to starting and growing a small business

Required Materials   

Note: both of these books are available at Borders, Barnes and Nobel, and Exodus Provisions.

  E-book copy  - $13.00 - PDF format, Adobe Reader required

(Download available immediately upon payment)

 

Hard copy of course packet: $22.00

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